This booklet is the third in the Research in Practice Series, designed to complement Belonging, being & becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (DEEWR, 2009). It focuses on Learning Outcome 5 of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF): Children are effective communicators (DEEWR, 2009).

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Introduction -- What does effective communications look like in the early years? -- What sorts of texts do children experience? -- How do children develop understandings of literacy in the early years? -- How do children develop understandings of numeracy in the early years? -- How do children express ideas and make meanings? -- How do children get meanings from texts? -- What is the role of information and communication technologies in children's communication? -- What is the role of the educator in documenting and analysing children's communication? -- How can educators plan for and scaffold children's communication? -- Conclusion.